Toku-Kai International is an organization dedicated to the preservation of traditional martial arts values. Toku-Kai International was founded by Edgar Stiltner Jr. in 1983.
The goal of Toku-Kai International is threefold:
- To gain respect by maintaining the highest possible standards
- Administratively - to be professional and consistent
- Physically - to be tough and demanding
All Toku-ryu arts are CLOSED arts, having specific requirements for each rank. The advantage to training in a Toku-ryu art is the availability of specific testing requirements, training manuals, training films, etc.
All Akeru-ryu arts are OPEN arts, having no specific physical requirements for rank advancement. The advantage to Akeru-ryu is that it allows an instructor with a background other than Toku-ryu to be a part of TKI while still teaching the techniques, kata, etc. that he or she has trained in.
This division of TKI provides training to private, public, and military law enforcement agencies. Five areas of training are available; Self defense (level 1), Self-defense (level 2), PR-24, Baton, and Yawara.
Toku-Kai International is associated with the following organizations:
- Seidokan International
- The International Martial Arts Federation (Kokusai Bodoin)
- The Yudansha Kobujitsu Karate-doh Federation
- The World Ju Jitsu Kobudo Organization
- All Greece Karate Association
- National Karate Association
- World Union of Martial Arts Federations
- Professional Karate Commission (PKC)
All new instructors applying for membership into TKI must do so through the Hombu. TKI instructors are encouraged to recommend qualified instructors for membership. To accomplish this, forward a letter of recommendation to the Hombu, and have the instructor in question contact the Hombu.
Please direct any questions to Shihan Virginia Stiltner-Murr, Vice-President.